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Ecuador is aiming to negotiate trade deals with China, Russia and South Korea in the next four years, the Andean nation's Production and International Trade Minister said on Thursday, adding that closing a deal with the United States is a priority.

Japan's hopes of World Cup qualification suffered a major blow on Thursday as a 1-0 loss to Saudi Arabia ramped up the pressure on coach Hajime Moriyasu while Australia set a new record with victory over Oman.

Asian equities have seen heavy foreign outflows since the start of this month on concerns about China's property sector and on expectations that major central banks would raise interest rates soon amid concerns about rising inflationary pressures.

From Europe to Asia, shares fell and government bond yields rose on Wednesday as oil prices hit their highest in seven years, fuelling concerns about rising inflation.

South Korea has secured 20,000 courses of an experimental antiviral pill developed by Merck & Co for COVID-19 treatment, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Wednesday, joining other Asian nations rushing to snap up supplies.

Soaring energy prices caused alarm among European leaders and sent shivers through global markets on Wednesday, raising concerns of a winter fuel crisis that could play into the hands of gas-rich Russia.

By Kosaku Narioka KKR & Co.-backed PHC Holdings Corp. said it plans to sell shares worth 82.55 billion yen in an initial public offering. The Japanese healthcare-device maker,... | October 6, 2021

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is likely to turn in its best quarterly profit in three years and a record revenue, on rising memory chip prices and brisk sales of its new foldable smartphones, analysts' estimates show.

South Korea said on Monday it would begin inoculations next month for children aged 12 to 17 and offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to those 75 years and above as the country starts to transition to normalcy by the end of October.

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